How to watch Olympics Cycling Team Sprint live streams at Paris 2024

Amid the array of track cycling action at the Paris Olympic Games, the Team Sprint will see the first medals awarded on the boards of the National Velodrome. Taking place over two days on August 5 and 6, here's how to watch an Olympics 2024 Cycling Team Sprint live stream – including options to tune in for free.

While the Individual Sprint sees the riders go head-to-head, the Team Sprint sees multiple riders from each nation take to the track, completing multiple laps as riders peel off one-by-one, essentially performing a lead-out before the final rider delivers the final sprint. In the men's event, there are three riders per team and three laps, while the women's event features two riders and two laps. 

In the men's event it's the Netherlands, powered by the sprinting superstar Harrie Levreyson, who are are the heavy favourites, having won the last Olympic title in Tokyo, not to mention five of the past six world titles. In the women's event, world champions Germany are set to face competition from Olympic champions China, with Great Britain also expected to be in the mix. 

The Team Sprint events got underway on Monday August 5, with Great Britain claiming the gold medal in the women's event, where the world record was smashed multiple times throughout the rounds. The men completed their qualifying before the later rounds of the competition, including the final, take place on August 6.

This guide explains how to watch Olympics Cycling Team Sprint 2024 wherever you are in the world, including details of how to use a VPN if you're away from home. For more from the track, find out how to watch Track Cycling at the Paris Olympics, and for more from the other disciplines, find out how to watch cycling at the Paris Olympics.

Watch Olympic Cycling Team Sprint live streams in the USA

NBC holds the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games in the USA. The Olympics will be shown across several of the the broadcaster's television channels, and also on the network's streaming service, Peacock. 

All rounds of the men's and women's Team Sprint events will be available on Peacock, which offers a seven-day free trial for those who want to try before they buy. A full subscription to the service via Peacock Premium starts from $7.99 per month. The ad-free Peacock Premium Plus costs $13.99 per month.

The finals for each event will also be shown live on television, with the women's final on USA Network on August 5 and the men's final on E! on August 6. 

These channels are available via cable plans, but there's no need to worry if you don't have cable. Sling is a smart TV service that allows people in the US to watch cable channels on their TV, laptop or tablet without actually having to subscribe to an annual cable TV package. USA Network and E! are available on Sling with the Sling Blue package, which costs $40 per month ($20 for the first month).

Watch Olympic Cycling Team Sprint live streams in Canada

If you live in Canada, you can catch the Olympics across several broadcasters, including the free-to-air CBC, and subscription services TSN and Sportsnet.

It's not clear whether CBCwill show the Team Sprint as part of its daily television output; that may depend on how the Canadians fare. The finals are set to be streamed online on CBC Gem. Access to the broadcaster's ad-free on-demand library costs $5.99 per month, though the ad-supported version is free of charge.

TSN and Sportsnet do not have dedicated streams for each sport, so it's not certain whether the Team Sprint events will make the cut as part of their programming. 

The TSN subscription service will set you back $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year. Meanwhile, a Sportsnet SN Now subscription costs $14.99 per month or $179.99 per year.

Watch Olympic Cycling Team Sprint live streams in the UK

In the UK, cycling fans will be able to watch the Olympics on the BBC for free, via BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. 

The BBC only has rights to broadcast two streams at any one time, however, so while the track cycling will be heavily favoured by the national broadcaster, it's not guaranteed that every round of the Team Sprint will be shown. 

For that, you'll have to watch on Discovery+, home to the most comprehensive coverage in the UK – 3,800 hours of live action across 55 channels. 

Thanks to a special Olympics deal  you can subscribe to the "standard" Discovery+ package for a cut-price £3.99 per month – sign up before August 11 and you can take advantage of the lower price until the end of the year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, and more.

Watch Olympic Cycling Team Sprint live streams for free in Australia

In Australia, cycling fans can watch the Olympics for free on Channel 9 and its 9Now streaming service - arguably the most comprehensive free Olympics coverage in the world.

As is the case in other territories, a good chunk of the action is expected to be included in live television broadcast, but for guaranteed coverage of all the Team Sprint racing, fans can head to 9Now on the smart device of their choosing.

Watch Olympic Cycling Team Sprint live streams from anywhere

If you are traveling abroad and try to access your usual live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.

In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.

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